Updates from Lakewood police memorial

A member of the Oakland Police Department Honor Guard watches over the caskets. (Thom Weinstein/Special to seattlepi.com)

6:19 P.M.: Our television news partner, KOMO/4, has the full memorial video available online. Click here for part one, here for part two, here for part three, here for part four and here for part five.

4:53 P.M.: Calls were made to each of the fallen officers’ patrol units. All ended with the dispatcher saying they are “gone but not forgotten.”

4:31 P.M.: Closing out the service, Chaplain Alve Robbins offered a prayer for those gathered and those gone.

“As we are dismissed from one another,” the chaplain prayed, “let us not be dismissed from your care.”

Robbins asked God to grant those in attendance safety and peace in their hearts.

4:27 P.M.:Lakewood Police Chief Brett Farrar told the crowd that his officers, and those around the nation, will keep up their work.

“There’s been a lot said about how law enforcement would react to this,” Farrar said. “We’re going to strap our gear on, we’re going to go back out there, and we’re going to protect our people. We’re going to protect our citizens. We’re going to protect our children.”

Farrar then led the law enforcement and military in the crowd in a shout of “Show me your hands.”

“We owe the children of these officer – all nine of them – a present and a future that is safe and secure. Building that work takes the spirit we see here today,” Gregoire said. “It takes the commitment of citizens young and old, in every city in every neighborhood to ensure a community of justice.

“It’s our duty inherited from those who fell serving us.”

Firefighters salute as the caskets of four slain Lakewood police officers arrive for a memorial service at the Tacoma Dome. (Elaine Thompson/The Associated Press)

4:04 P.M.: Family photos are being shown during a video tribute to the fallen officers.

Lady Antebellum’s “I Run To You” played during the tribute to Sgt. Mark Renninger.

Matt Redman’s “You Never Let Go” was played during video tribute to Ofc. Tina Griswold.

Since childhood, those around Renninger knew he would always “give his best and bring out the best in you,” Zaro said. That passion extended beyond his professional life, as Renninger encouraged his colleagues to take care of their family lives.

Zaro recalled debating police work with Renninger during the past five years. Renninger’s input, Zaro said, guided him and the department.

“For years to come,” Zaro said, “I will always look for Mark’s approval in the back of the room.”

Caskets bearing the bodies of four slain Lakewood police officers are brought into the Tacoma Dome. (Ted Warren/The Associated Press)

Seattle Fire Department medic Les Davis helped start the band after four Seattle Firefighters died in the 1995 Pang warehouse fire – a tragedy that brought a memorial similar to Tuesday’s event.

2:25 P.M.: Our television news partner, KOMO/4, created this video of the procession:

2:18 P.M.: Family of the officers are taking their seats as the Tacoma Dome is nearly silent. Police representatives from across the nation – more than 130 agencies – are gathered.

2 P.M.: In welcome remarks, Lakewood Mayor Doug Richardson said there will be eight speakers and a 21-bell salute in place of a 21-gun salute, out of respect for the family.

Lakewood Police Chief Bret Farrar is expected to be give the first remarks before a reading of the 23rd Psalm from Chaplains Larry and Diane Huffman of the Lakewood Police Department.

The procession is ongoing.

People gather along South Tacoma Way as the memorial procession for four murdered Lakewood police officers passes. Thousands lined the streets to pay their respects to the four before a memorial service at the Tacoma Dome. (Joshua Trujillo/seattlepi.com)

Police say gunman Maurice Clemmons approached the counter at the coffee shop where the officers were gathered the morning of Nov. 29, and a barista fled out a back door when she saw his gun. He then turned on the officers.

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The shop, Forza Coffee, is near McChord Air Force Base in Tacoma, about 35 miles south of Seattle. Clemmons – who had a violent criminal history in Arkansas and Washington – was the sole suspect in the slayings.